No. 2 Construction Battalion
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_unit
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| gptkbp:activeYears |
1916–1920
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Black_Battalion
|
| gptkbp:branch |
gptkb:Canadian_Expeditionary_Force
|
| gptkbp:commander |
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Hugh Sutherland
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| gptkbp:composition |
primarily Black Canadians
|
| gptkbp:conflict |
gptkb:World_War_I
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Canada
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| gptkbp:disbanded |
1920
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
No. 2 Construction Battalion
|
| gptkbp:locationOfFormation |
gptkb:Pictou,_Nova_Scotia
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| gptkbp:motto |
Service, not Self
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
apology by Government of Canada in 2022
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
first and only all-Black battalion in Canadian military history
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| gptkbp:notableMember |
Reverend William A. White
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| gptkbp:parentOrganization |
gptkb:Canadian_Forestry_Corps
|
| gptkbp:role |
construction and labour support
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| gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:France
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Black_Nova_Scotians
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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